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Abstract
Idebenone, a synthetic analog of coenzyme Q, was prepared from the tetramethoxytoluene 2. Two main transformations in this procedure are Friedel-Crafts acylation of 2 to 4 and CAN assisted oxidation of 7 to the quinone 8.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Financial support of this work by the Ministry of Science and Technology in Korea is gratefully acknowledged.